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Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT

Nancy Callinan, MA, OTR/L, CHT

Nicole Hasson, MA, OTR/L, CHT

Kim Waterbury, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Creating the Future of Hand Therapy:Today’s Challenges

Provide Tomorrow’s Opportunities

REFLECTION BEYOND THE WEEDS

SWOT

NATIONAL QUALITY STRATEGYFOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

↓ Disease Burden

↑Wellness

↑ Quality

↑ Access

VALUE

www.ahrq.gov

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PAYMENT DRIVEN PAYMENT MODELPDPM

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Quality Payment Program (QPP)

ONE BUCKET

A single, "bundled" payment covers services delivered by

two or more providers during a single episode of care or

over a specific period of time.

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POLICY MAKERS, WALL STREET, LARGE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AMA

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ALLIANCES ESSENTIAL PANEL QUESTIONS

What is the value of hand therapy?

How can therapists working in hand therapy demonstrate their value to hand therapy?

What should hand therapists do to meet the goals some of the

goals of the triple aim?

What recommendations do you have regarding reducing

therapist burnout the basis of the quadruple aim?

PANEL QUESTIONS

Reviewing the Choosing Wisely campaign and statements developed by AOTA in 2018 and APTA in 2014, how does this campaign impact how we deliver care in hand therapy?

PANEL QUESTIONS

What are some aspects of clinical care that you expect to be different in 10 years?

PANEL QUESTIONS NECESSITY PROMPTS STRATEGIC

ADAPTATION TO REMAIN RELEVANT

Opportunities“ Hand Health” Early Identification Cash Based InitiativesExpand Patient Populations

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REMAIN NIMBLE TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND REMAIN

RELEVANT

PREACHING TO THE CHOIREXPAND CONSULTATION

Practice with IntegrityMaintaining High Ethical Standards.

Choosing Wisely®

Choosingwisely.org

INFORMED PRACTICE

•Evidence-Informed Practice• CRAAP TEST, Critical Appraisal

•Point of Care Technology •Clinical Practice Guidelines •Novel Research

• Problem with RCTs

INCREDIBLE• The Value of Hand Therapy is

• The value is there; evident in day to day practice

• Time to prove it to the rest of the world

BRANDINGPublic Awareness

Social Media and Blogs

Community Events

• Embrace: analytics; technology

• Empower: yourself; your patients

• Engaged: advocacy; research

• Evidence-informed: best practice

EXCELLENCE

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LEADERSHIP: NEED SERVANT LEADERS & DEVELOPMENT

Our role is about looking further ahead and making

sure that the hand therapy is well positioned for the future.

AHTF.ORG

Funding Available from AHTF, AAHS,

and ASSH

GIVE

REMEMBER WHAT INSPIRED YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVELYN